[kde-doc-english] Fwd: Re: device-automounter moved to kdereview

[Burkhard Lück]

Am Dienstag, 24. novembre 2009 19:04:40 schrieb Trever Fischer:
> Sorry if this appears out of context in your thread lists, I didn't
>  subscribe to the list in time and lost the thread messages.
> 
> Am Dienstag, 24. novembre 2009 03:11:15 schrieb Trever Fischer:
> > > Hi, I'm trying to get a module moved out of kdereview into kdebase in
> > > time for the hard feature freeze. What documentation would I need to
> > > write? Just a few paragraphs explaining how to use it and then add
> > > screenshots later?
> >
> > Yes just some plain text is fine, answering questions like:
> > What is the use case for this kcm, limitations, sensible settings etc.
> 
> The use case is for a desktop user, who wants to have behavior similar to
>  that of other desktop systems, where removable media is automatically
>  mounted. In Windows for example, plugging in a device makes the files
>  available instantly, since the device is mounted as soon as it can be.
>  With KDE, you plug in a device, then you need to dig through hoops such as
>  the sidebar in dolphin, the device notifier applet, or even the command
>  line to get a device mounted. Very counter-intuitive and is just an
>  annoying barrier.
> 
> You can really see the barrier with other apps such as openoffice, which
>  don't know anything about removable media. Plugging in a USB drive means
>  you are *required* to mount it outside of the app somehow before you can
>  use it.
> 
> It also enables remounting devices at login. For instance, a user who uses
>  the picture frame applet shouldn't have to remount the device at every
>  login by hand when the picture is stored on some external storage medium.
> 
> Sensible settings for a normal, single-user desktop is to have all the
> checkboxes above the overrides list enabled. It is off by default because
>  of the discussion in the kdereview thread for it about multi-user systems,
>  for which disabling automounting is sensible. At least 'till I put some
>  ConsoleKit magic into it, or another lower level system can figure this
>  stuff out.
> 
> > What does "Device Overrides" mean, what is "overridden" here? The global
> > settings obove the list?
> 
> Precisely. If a device has a check in some column, it overrides the
> corresponding item above if it is not checked. The only thing that
>  overrides a device override is the big checkbox at the top that turns all
>  kinds automounting on or off. If its off, nothing happens. Period.
> 
> > "Disconnected Devices", what will be listed here? Previously mounted
> 
> devices?
> 
> > Forgotten devices?
> 
> Devices that are not attached to the system, but not forgotten, and
>  regardless if they were previously mounted or not.
> 
> > "Forget Device", what does forget mean? No longer in the list? But still
> > mounted?
> 
> A forgotten device means KDE won't try to automatically mount it if it is
>  set to only automount devices it has seen mounted before (aka 'familiar').
>  The device will remain mounted if it is already mounted, since the KCM
>  only deals with automatic mounting at login or insertion.
> 
> > How to get a forgotten device back?
> 
> Plug it in again. TBH I didn't consider this and it probably isn't tested
>  but it'll be fixed after it gets into kdebase.
> 
> > Why should I forget a device?
> 
> You should forget a device when you either want to clean up old devices
>  that haven't been seen in years, or the KDED is automatically mounting a
>  device you mounted once (thus making it 'remembered') that don't want it
>  to always mount.
> 

Commited the documentation, thanks Trever.
Please proofread.

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Burkhard Lück